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Adjective: self-conscious  self kón-shus
  1. Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
    "self-conscious awareness";
    - self-aware
     
  2. Excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behaviour
    "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"

See also: conscious, uncomfortable

Encyclopedia: Self-conscious

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